Eswatini - Annual freshwater withdrawals

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Eswatini was 94.19 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 96.48 in 1997, while its lowest value was 94.19 in 2007.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 95.99
1987 96.19
1992 96.35
1997 96.48
2002 95.59
2007 94.19
2012 94.19
2017 94.19

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Eswatini was 3.87 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 3.87 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.77 in 1982.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 1.77
1987 1.96
1992 2.12
1997 2.24
2002 2.94
2007 3.87
2012 3.87
2017 3.87

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Eswatini was 1.94 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 2.24 in 1982, while its lowest value was 1.28 in 1997.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 2.24
1987 1.84
1992 1.53
1997 1.28
2002 1.47
2007 1.94
2012 1.94
2017 1.94

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Eswatini was 77.56 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 77.56 in 2018, while its lowest value was 50.51 in 1982.

Definition: The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 50.51
1987 57.50
1992 64.49
1997 71.48
2002 76.43
2007 77.56
2012 77.56
2017 77.56
2018 77.56

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Eswatini was 1.07 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.07 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 1982.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 0.70
1987 0.79
1992 0.89
1997 0.98
2002 1.05
2007 1.07
2012 1.07
2017 1.07

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Eswatini was 40.45 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 40.45 in 2017, while its lowest value was 26.34 in 1982.

Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1982 26.34
1987 29.99
1992 33.64
1997 37.28
2002 39.86
2007 40.45
2012 40.45
2017 40.45

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater